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Arab League to Visit Dentist
via Arab NewsAbdullah, Moussa Hold Talks on Summit P.K. Abdul Ghafour Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, wants a fresh Arab summit to give teeth to joint Arab action. Theyâll prolly get crowns installed. The crown prince and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa in talks in the Moroccan city of Casablanca on Monday discussed the need for a fresh summit producing firm resolutions âto strengthen joint action,â Moussa said. And that sentence says it all, doncha think? The Saudi Press Agency quoted Moussa as saying there was now agreement on the time and place for the summit. Ah, good. Firm plans. He later told Al-Hayat pan-Arab daily the summit was likely to be held in Tunisia in mid-May. He is on official tour of several states in northwest Africa. Wha? I thought you said it was all agreed to... Tunisia, which was supposed to host the summit in March, canceled the meeting because it said some Arab governments would not make a strong enough commitment to democracy and human rights, but other delegates dismissed that explanation. No, it wasnât about that. Nope. No way, Uh uh. Egypt, home to the Arab League headquarters, later spearheaded efforts to reconvene the meeting and had offered to host a rescheduled summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. "Really, come here! Itâs like a resort." "You got a Dentist there?" âThere is consensus with all I have met that we must return to the summit, and quickly. We have more clarity with regard to the resumption of the summit and its place and time,â Al-Hayat quoted him as saying. "Weâve figured out how to spin it!" He said Arab foreign ministers would meet in Cairo in the last week of this month. There will be no change in the main subjects of its agenda â reform, restructuring the Arab League and an Arab Middle East peace initiative, he added. Same menu, boyz. But different dancing girls! Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, who attended the Casablanca talks, said Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria would present a joint document at the summit. "Yâsee itâs an IOU for Democratic reform. For 5 more years of record oil prices, we will gladly change and..." Any more Arab Summits and there will be a sharp price increase for tea. Posted by: .com 2004-04-07 |
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